Costa Rica - Total Public Expenditure on Primary Education

Since 2009, Costa Rica Total Public Expenditure on Primary Education fell by 2.5points year on year. In 2014, the country was number 18 comparing other countries in Total Public Expenditure on Primary Education at 36.31 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Costa Rica is overtaken by Jamaica, which was ranked number 17 at 36.42 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education and is followed by Colombia at 35.6 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Burkina Faso ranked the highest with 65.41 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education in 2014, a growth of 9.4points compared to 2013. East Timor, Togo and Sao Tome and Principe respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Moldova witnessed the best average annual growth at +4.9points per year, while Bolivia was the worst growing country at -4.4points per year.

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Date Percent of Government Expenditure on Education
2014 36.31
2013 36.60
2012 39.10
2011 39.33
2010 41.90
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How does Costa Rica rank in Total Public Expenditure on Primary Education?

# 30 Countries Percent of Government Expenditure on Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Burkina Faso
65.41 % 2014 +9.4 % NA View data
2 #2
East Timor
64.89 % 2014 +0.2 % -3.7 % View data
17 #17
Jamaica
36.42 % 2014 +0.3 % +1.9 % View data
18 #18
Costa Rica
36.31 % 2014 -0.8 % -2.5 % View data
19 #19
Colombia
35.60 % 2014 +3.4 % -1.5 % View data
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